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Brining Turkey
2007-11-17 00:00:00 I posted a link earlier to the Bay & Lemon Brined Turk ey that I’ll be doing this year for Thanksgiving — more and more turkey chefs are swearing by the brining process lately, for good reason. The juiciness and flavor that brining infuses into the bird is too good to pass up! Brining, courtesy of epicurious:
Thursday Links: 11/15/07
2007-11-16 00:00:00 Here’s how my turkey’s gonna go down this Thanksgiving: Bay & Lemon Brined Turkey, courtesy of Bloghungry. Also, for bonus points, check out the sweet-sounding mashed potatoes recipe with chives, thyme, and tons of garlic. Yum. I think this recipe for sweet potatoes doused in apple juice concentrate is at the very least worth trying, plus ... More About: Links , Thursday
BBQ Pulled Pork in a Crock
2007-11-14 00:00:00 I was inspired by this post on ma’ona to post a slow cooked pork recipe. This recipe for BBQ pulled pork is the result of said inspiration — and it also goes well with the cheap and easy theme of this foodie blog. This type of pulled pork dish is heavily identified with American culture — pulled ... More About: Pork , Pull , Croc
Tuesday Random Photo: 11/13/07
2007-11-14 00:00:00 From the first blog post I ever wrote, exactly three months ago: Yes, it is a plate of pancakes. Yes, that’s all I have for today. More About: Photo , Random , Tuesday
Frugal Food Tips
2007-11-10 00:00:00 Buy in bulk: bulk packages of hamburger and frozen chicken parts can easily be pieced out by the pound in re-sealable baggies. Stores like Costco or Sam’s Club are your best bet for things like soda, sandwich meat, and bottled water. Whole rotisserie chickens are excellent in terms of price and convenience: serve half for a big, ... More About: Food , Tips , Frugal
Kitchen Gear is Cheap: Pyrex Stuff
2007-11-07 00:00:00 I covered Pyrex pie plates and baking dishes in a previous post, but haven’t made an in-depth list yet; Pyrex dishes are such invaluable tools that they warrant a quick run-down. Pyrex glass is used by space shuttles and far-range telescopes because of its shatter-resistant structure — and it lasts pretty darn long, too. At ... More About: Kitchen , Stuff , Gear , Cheap
Food Films, Reviewed: Ratatouille
2007-11-03 00:00:00 Ratatouille (rat-a-too-ee), named after a pastoral French stew, opened in June 2007 to much fanfare and acclaim — it quickly became one of Pixar Animation Studio’s biggest box office draws and as of November 1st, 2007 it holds a rating of 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. Ratatouille relates the story of an overly-sophisticated rat named Remy, who ... More About: Food , Films , Ratatouille
Thursday Links: 11/01/07
2007-11-02 00:00:00 101 Things Every Cook Should Cook posted a great Ham Hock and Stock recipe a couple of weeks ago. What the heck do you do with all of that Halloween candy? Well, there’s snickers pie. There’s also goblin bars, which are brownies with all kinds of goodies baked inside. And here’s more ideas from a ... More About: Links , Thursday
The Amazing 45 Minute Pot Roast
2007-10-31 00:00:00 What’s not to love about pot roast? It’s cheap, easy, and delicious! This is my version of the family favorite. More About: Amazing , Minute , Roast
Seeding a Tomato
2007-10-30 00:00:00 A seeded tomato is necessary for a proper salsa, among other things. The common method of removing seeds from a tomato is by slicing it into “petals” — curved cuts from the sides that facilitate the easy scooping of seeds and liquids. This video from YouTube shows the process: More About: Tomato , Seed
Easy-as-Pie Peanut Butter Muffins
2007-10-29 00:00:00 What’s not to love about muffins? They can be sweet or savory, they’re wonderful on-the-way-to-work breakfast foods, kids love ‘em, they’re great with a cup of coffee or milk, they can be healthy or heart-clogging — there’s too much to muffins to say. This is an easy recipe for peanut butter muffins. It’s so simple, small children can ... More About: Peanut , Muffins , Easy , Butter , Muffin
Thursday Links: FamilyFood Edition
2007-10-26 00:00:00 CityMama of FamilyFood recently wrote a great post on Jessica Seinfeld’s book, a book titled Deceptively Delicious, that teaches parents how to trick their children into eating vegetables and other healthy staples — and now, there is even a “Hide-the-Vegetables” Kit, which reeks of silliness. FamilyFood has always been one of my favorite foodie blogs to read. ... More About: Links , Thursday , Edition
Magazine: Cook?s Illustrated
2007-10-25 00:00:00 Cook’s Illustrated has been an invaluable resource for me — not for it’s excellent recipes and guides, but for the equipment reviews that are posted in every issue. It’s a bi-monthly magazine, but there are more than enough recipes in every issue to last for the two months you’ll wait for the next issue. Cook’s Illustrated is by the ... More About: Magazine , Cook
Tuesday Random Photo: 10/23/07
2007-10-24 00:00:00 Kaka’ako Waterfront Park Honolulu, Oahu, Hawai’i Taken 10/13/07 More About: Photo , Random , Tuesday
How to Mutilate a Chicken like a Professional Chef
2007-10-24 00:00:00 Whole chickens can be found dirt-cheap at any respectable market, but it takes some elbow grease to chop it up into manageable parts. However, you’re left with a carcass that is perfect for making chicken stock with, and you save tons of cash as well. I’d planned to do a walk-through on cutting up a whole ... More About: Chicken , Chef , Professional , Fess
New Design for Food is Cheap
2007-10-24 00:00:00 Workin’ the kinks out over the next week or so, but here it is: Food is Cheap , redesigned! More About: Design
Super-Easy Crock Pot Beef Stew
2007-10-24 00:00:00 I lamented the under-use of the crock pot in the every day kitchen a few days ago, and for good reason — the crock pot, or slow cooker, is a versatile tool that can be used to create a varied range of dishes easily. One of my favorite crock pot recipes is Beef Stew. More About: Super , Easy , Crock-Pot , Croc
Thursday Links: 10/18/07
2007-10-24 00:00:00 Cheap Healthy Good has started a series of apple recipes: All-Night Apple Butter and Chunky Apple Sauce are the first two. Serious Eats has posted a great article about the bacteria-killing prowess (or lack thereof) of microwaves. There’s two great-looking recipes at Two Yolks: Tomato and Roasted Garlic Soup and Whoopie Pies, which look like giant Oreos. Delicious: Days makes ... More About: Links , Thursday
Crock Pot/Slow Cooker Magic
2007-10-24 00:00:00 I’ve seen many slow cookers sittin’ on top of refrigerators, a fine layer of dust collected on the lids — many people receive this magical household device with no idea how to use it. This is a sad state of affairs, to me, because slow cookers are indispensable tools. I often cook chicken, beef, or hamburger stew in ... More About: Magic , Slow , Crock-Pot , Croc
Tuesday Random Photo: 10/16/07
2007-10-24 00:00:00 My lovely wife at Kailua Beach, Hawai’i. Taken 3/03/2007. More About: Photo , Random , Tuesday
Food Films, Reviewed: Tampopo
2007-10-24 00:00:00 When I’m not spending quality time with my wife, lazing around at the beach, or cooking, I immerse myself in what is now called cultural studies — I love literature and poetry (my personal library of books has outgrown my bookcases and overflown onto the floor), I have an encyclopedic knowledge of television and music from ... More About: Food , Films
Roux, any Sauce?s Savior: YouTube Videos
2007-10-24 00:00:00 Roux, quite simply, is fat + starch. In making beef stew, after you brown the beef, the fat that’s collected in the bottom of the pan should be used as a roux base — add some flour, cook, and add to your stew, for a very flavorful thickener. It also has a lot of other ... More About: Videos , Youtube , Sauce , Savior
Kitchen Gear is Cheap: Cheap Essentials, Part III
2007-10-24 00:00:00 Also see: Part I - Part II Knives. The knife is perhaps the chef’s most oft-used kitchen tool, thus it makes sense to spend time on this purchase. Don’t buy knife block sets — you’ll get thirteen different matching knifes, none of them worthwhile to keep around the kitchen. Don’t spend too little – but don’t spend too ... More About: Kitchen , Gear , Cheap , Essentials
Kitchen Gear is Cheap: Cast Iron Skillet
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Who woulda known that the best pan you’d ever own would cost less than twenty bucks? Cast iron skillets do it all — their heat retention and weight make them ideal surfaces for searing chicken or beef, they’re safe on a fiery hot range or in the depths of your trusty oven, they’re great for ... More About: Kitchen , Gear , Cheap , Iron |
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